Mohave County miner., 1887-10-15
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WAsHIs6Tos, Oct. 8, 1887.
The sensation OF the day in the Capital
last week was the departure Of the Presi-
dents party .or the West in their palatizl
train, which was the cynosure Of all eyes
and an object Of universal admiration to
all who had the coveted privilege Of in
specting the splendid special, as it stood
ut the baltimore x Potomac depot await
ing the arrival Of it's honored passengers,
who wero accompanied thither by several
members OF the Cabinet, while hundreds
OF citizens had gathered near TO take Il
farewell look at the President and his
handsome wife. The three coaches con-
stituting the train are marvel Of nnag.
nificence and artistic genius, and cost the
princely sum Of 100000. Every thing
that could contribute to the comfort and
convenience Of the party was provided
and arranged in the most elegant style,
even to lighting the cars with electricity
and heating them with steam.
And just here | will make the peril
nent inquiry why the railway corpora
tons Of the country furnish the President
with these safeguards against a terrible
and violent death, while the general pub
tic are still exposed to the peril Of being
scalded or roasted to death. 1t occurs to
your correspondent that here is an object
lesson TO our National Legislators II they
really wish to regulate railway affairs in
the interest OF the people.
A day before leaving the President
summoned bis Council to very import
ant State council to consider the state 81
the finances and to appoint Commission
ers to arbitrate the existing differences
with Canada and Newfoundland in
regard TO the fisheries question.
There being diversity Of views as to
tho legality Of further purchase of bonds
by the Secretary Of tho Treasury, in the
event that the financial exigenc,cs OF the
country demand such a course, It was
concluded, should such an exigency occur,
10 refer the matter TO the decision Of the
Attorney General.
The other matter was disposed Of by
the appointment Of Commission, con-
sisting Of Secretary Bayard and Messrs.
VIM. L. Putnam, Of Maine, and Jas. B.
Angel, of Michigan, and as all three gen.
tlemen are profoundly versed in the arts
and wiles Of diplomacy, it is believed by
many that their deliberations With the
Canadian Commissioners will reach .
successful issue.
The Capital 10 indebted to Civil Service
Commissioner Oberly for it's latest politi-
cal sensation, which came about In this
way: The Illinois Democratic Associa-
ton, which, as it's name implies, Is =
political az we'll as semi-social organiza-
ton, invited the Commissioner to deliver
an address to them, whereupon that gen
tlemen wrote them lengthy communica.
ton, declining the proHered honor, and
at the same time informing the Illinotans
that it is violation OF the civil service
law for Federal employees in the classified
service to belong to such societies-'the
offenders being subject to dismissal, fine
and imprisonment for such unciyil con-
duct. There are about eight such State
associations in this city, and, as you may
believe, the Oberly manifest fell like q
dynamite bomb in their ranks, producing,
however, no Immediately fatal results.
But the Virginia Association is an excep-
ton, aud defed Commissioner Oberly to
do his worst--heaping multiplied male
dictions upon his devoted head, and
among other dreadful things charging
him with political treachery Of the deepest
dye.
Washington Is so rapidly, growing in
popular favor in that respect that at no
distant day it may be known as the City
of Conventions. The latest body to meet
here was the International Medical Con-
gress, and the next will be the American
Section OF the Evangelical Alliance, COM
posed Of 1000 delegates, and constituting
one Of the most important and influential
religious organizations in the world. The
Alliance will meet early in December,
and it 10 hoped will be an occasion oi
spiritual growth and blessing, and ol
pleasant social intercourse. In a few
weeks Sc, 900 programmes Of the meeting
will he printed and distributed throughout
the United States.